We've been flirting with exceptional drought on and off in California for many years now. Bay Curious listener Nicholas Hardy is wondering if it's time to call it a megadrought. That got us wondering: what is a megadrought and are we in one?
Reported by Amy Mayer. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Kevin Stark, Katie McMurran and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Isabeth Mendoza, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Jenny Pritchett.
In which a failed Chicago flying saucer cult leads to a landmark study in social psychology, and John blames religious fervor on diet pills. Certificate #17854.
Flying has been a drag for years now. But there’s an extra level of stress on commercial flights this summer. Why is flying so terrible at this moment? And what’s a traveler to do?
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In the mid-19th century, a Hungarian physician named Ignaz Semmelweis advocated for an incredibly simple technique that would go on to save millions of lives.
However, when he first proposed it, his idea wasn’t just ignored, it was vehemently rejected by the very people who could have used it to save lives. Not only was the idea rejected, but he was ridiculed to a point that might have led to his early death.
Thomas O. Haakenson's book Grotesque Visions: The Science of Berlin Dada (Bloomsbury, 2021) focuses on the radical avant-garde interventions of Salomo Friedländer (aka Mynona), Til Brugman, and Hannah Höch as they challenged the questionable practices and evidentiary claims of late-19th- and early-20th-century science. Demonstrating the often excessive measures that pathologists, anthropologists, sexologists, and medical professionals went to present their research in a seemingly unambiguous way, this volume shows how Friedländer/Mynona, Brugman, Höch, and other Berlin-based artists used the artistic grotesque to criticize, satirize, and subvert a variety of forms of supposed scientific objectivity.
Lea Greenberg is a scholar of German studies with a particular focus on German Jewish and Yiddish literature and culture; critical gender studies; multilingualism; and literature of the post-Yugoslav diaspora.
After 20 years, the U.S. has pulled out the last of its troops from Afghanistan. We spoke with Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee, who was the only member of Congress to vote against the authorization of use of force that led to U.S. troops being in Afghanistan, to discuss the latest developments.
And in headlines: officials are still assessing the damage of Hurricane Ida, a new Texas law bans abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, the Dept. of Education is investigating five states with bans on mask mandates in schools, and two Michigan parents were ordered to pay nearly $45,000 after throwing away their son's massive pornography collection.
What to know about America's longest war coming to an end. What was accomplished in the final days, and what still lies ahead.
Also, the latest impact of fires and flooding in different parts of the U.S. this week.
Plus, the woman who was once known as the youngest female self-made billionaire is now on trial for fraud, China is changing the rules for kids who play video games, and there are new recommendations for international travel.
In this episode, Rivers Langley and comedians Matt McCarthy and John Hastings sit down to chat some more about the fantastic world of pro wrestling in Memphis, Tennessee. This week it's all about the golden era of the late 1970s and 1980s when names like Jerry "The King" Lawler, Terry Funk, and Austin Idol were ruling the roost over at the Mid-South Coliseum. We also OBVIOUSLY talk about the legendary feud between Lawler and comedian Andy Kaufman. This is Part 2 of a two part series on Memphis Wrestling. If you've not checked out Part 1 on Sputnik Monroe and the early days of Memphis Wrestling, check out Episode #294 available in the archives. Follow Matt on all forms of social media @McCarthyRedhead and listen to his podcast "We Watch Wrestling". You should also follow John on all forms of social media @TheJohnHastings and check out his podcast "The Wrestler Review". Follow our show on Twitter @TheGoodsPod. Rivers is @RiversLangley Carter is @Carter_Glascock Sam is @SlamHarter Subscribe on Patreon for HOURS of bonus content and being added to all the time! http://patreon.com/TheGoodsPod Pick up a Goods from the Woods t-shirt at: http://prowrestlingtees.com/TheGoodsPod
After 20 years in Afghanistan, the American military was set to complete its evacuation from Kabul by Tuesday, leaving behind a nation under Taliban control.
“It’s a sad geopolitical irony that the Taliban will control more of Afghanistan on Sept. 11, 2021, than it did on Sept. 11, 2001, Luke Coffey, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Foreign Policy, says.
The Biden administration's poor handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan will cause adversaries to push “the envelope a little bit more,” Coffey says, adding that even “America's friends are questioning U.S. resolve” on the international stage.
Panjshir is the only one of Afghanistan's 34 provinces under the control of a resistance movement led by Ahmad Shah Massoud Jr.
Coffey says Shah Massoud Jr. “is probably, right now, the best hope in terms of slowly turning the tide against the Taliban.”
Coffey joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to address concerns over Americans who remain trapped in Afghanistan and to explain the potential ramifications of the withdrawal.
We also cover these stories:
Hurricane Ida tears through southeastern Louisiana, leaving over 1 million without power.
The European Union recommends suspension of all nonessential travel from America.
China bans the playing of video games beyond three hours a week.
It's Day 2 of our trip down Maddie Sofia memory lane! Today's encore episode is all about how you're never really alone.
We look at the tiny mites that live on your skin — including your face. They come out at night and mate. And we're not totally sure what they eat. See? Don't you feel better already?
Researcher Megan Thoemmes tells us about the lives of these eight-legged creatures — and what they can tell us about ourselves.
